Peter D. Hart founded Peter D. Hart Associates, a public
opinion research firm, in 1971. Since its inception, the firm has conducted
more than 5,000 public opinion surveys, including interviews with more than 2.5
million individuals.

Mr. Hart has been the pollster for NBC News and The Wall
Street Journal since 1989. In the political realm, he has represented more than
40 U.S. senators and 30 governors, ranging from Hubert Humphrey to Jay
Rockefeller, and has conducted public policy and cultural issue analysis for
clients such as the Smithsonian Institution and the Kennedy Center. In the
international realm, he has conducted studies in South America, Europe, Asia,
and Africa. The firm also has performed strategic planning projects for such
corporate clients as Time Warner Inc., American Airlines, Microsoft, and
AT&T.

Mr. Hart appears frequently on major television programs
that discuss public policy issues, including Meet the Press, The Today Show,
and The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer. Along with Robert Teeter, he has been
selected by NBC News and The Wall Street Journal to conduct their public
opinion polling- the first time any outside firm has been retained by a news
organization to conduct surveys that bear the name of the sponsoring
organization.

Mr. Hart received his BA from Colby College. He is a
Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellow and a visiting professor at the Sanford
Institute of Public Policy at Duke University.